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Taiwan’s Chou beats Thai rival to win Arctic Open
Taiwanese badminton ace Chou Tien-chen was crowned the men’s singles champion at the Arctic Open on Sunday, after defeating Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-11, 13-21, 21-19. The 35-year-old Chou, who is ranked world No. 5, and the 24-year-old...

Taiwan says 'T-Dome' to better integrate air defense system for higher kill rate
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s “T-Dome” air defense system will establish a more efficient and integrated “sensor-to-shooter” mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defense minister said...
Taiwan’s Eva Air launches probe over death of flight attendant who fell ill mid-flight
Taiwanese airline Eva Air is investigating reports that an inflight supervisor allegedly ignored the condition of a flight stewardess who became seriously ill during a flight and subsequently died, according to media reports. The investigation...

Tension rises in the South China Sea: Taiwan claims to have expelled three Chinese ships and the situation is expected to escalate
Tension in the China Sea continues to rise. Taiwan claims to have expelled three Chinese ships and that this is not all, the situation is expected to get worse. This happened between September 30 and October 3 Tension rises in the South China Sea:...

New Zealand opens e-Gate services for Taiwanese
New Zealand yesterday became the eighth country to open its e-Gate service to Taiwanese biometric passport holders, two ministries said. The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in separate statements said that they had...

BHU, Taiwan foundation to establish Buddhism research centre at varsity
The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Taiwan, and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, held a fruitful discussion on establishing a Research Centre for Buddhism under the aegis of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of...

Asian Table Tennis Team Championships removes incorrectly displayed pseudo-flag of China's Taiwan region
Photo: Screenshot of a statement from the Chinese embassy in India The ITTF-ATTU 28th Asian Table Tennis Team Championships opened in in Bhubaneswar, India, on Saturday. After the Chinese delegation noticed a pseudo-flag of China's Taiwan region...

Exhibition reaffirms China's sovereignty over Taiwan, Nanhai Zhudao in post-WWII order
NANJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition on China's resumption of its sovereignty over Taiwan and Nanhai Zhudao opened in east China on Monday, marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese...

Nvidia, AMD, Marvell, Taiwan Semiconductor Surge After Friday Dip On Trump's China Remarks, OpenAI-Broadcom AI Chip Deal
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM), and other semiconductor companies rebounded from their Friday selloff amid overall market strength...

Taiwan and the Holy See: 'Together for peace and hope'
Ambassador Ho's speech at the celebrations held in Rome for the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China in the presence of Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi. ‘Taipei will continue to promote universal values and defend human dignity.’...

Geopolitics Weekly (Ecuador ‘Assassination,’ Taiwan Missile Defense, UN Peacekeeping)
Geopolitics Weekly analyzes emerging geopolitical trends around the world, distilling the cacophony of global events into one easy reader. It lands in the inbox of Geopolitical Monitor subscribers every week. Ecuador President Claims Assassination...

Taiwan Unveils ‘T-Dome’ System to Strengthen Air Defence Integration and Response Speed
Taiwan’s newly unveiled “T-Dome” air defence system aims to create a more integrated and efficient “sensor-to-shooter” network, designed to deliver faster and more precise responses to enemy threats, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday....

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Rebounds As AI Hype Overpowers China Tensions
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) shares rebounded in premarket trading Monday, recovering from Friday's losses as renewed investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence outweighed mounting geopolitical concerns between Washington...

Prosecutors probe employees, contractor over Radio Taiwan Int'l hack
Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) The Taipei District Prosecutors Office on Monday said it was investigating two employees and an outside contractor on suspicion of targeting Radio Taiwan International (RTI) with cyberattacks. Prosecutors said the RTI...

Taiwan Unveils “T-Dome” to Tighten Shield Against China
Taiwan is launching an ambitious new air defense system known as “T-Dome,” designed to create a faster, smarter “sensor-to-shooter” network that can detect and destroy incoming threats with greater precision. The plan, unveiled by President Lai...

Taiwanese traveling to New Zealand may now use e-Gate
New Zealand today announced that Taiwanese e-passport holders may now use the automatic e-Gate when entering or leaving the country, becoming the eighth country to permit Taiwanese to use their automatic immigration clearance system. Currently,...

Taiwan shares pare losses after Trump softens China stance
Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan plunged almost 1.4 percent Monday but recouped part of earlier losses as U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to pull back from a threat to hike tariffs on Chinese goods by 100 percent, dealers said. The...
Tuvalu PM hails Taiwan’s democracy and partnership at National Day celebration
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has praised Taiwan’s innovation, compassion, and democratic spirit, saying they continue to inspire the world. “May Taiwan’s innovation, compassion, and democratic spirit continue to inspire the world,” Teo said...

Taiwanese Contract Manufacturing Giant Foxconn To Invest ₹15,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu, Creating 14,000 High-Value Jobs
New Delhi: Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn is set to invest Rs 15,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, creating 14,000 high-value jobs, the state’s industries minister TRB Rajaa announced on Monday. According to the minister, this is the...